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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kathy start to smile when she sees Connie Walsh in jail?
(a) Because they are good friends.
(b) Because she knows Connie Walsh can get her out of jail.
(c) Because she is anxious for the news Connie Walsh is bringing.
(d) Because Connie Walsh is wearing shoes.

2. If the Behranis agree to leave the house, why won't Lester's problems be resolved?
(a) Because they will remember what he has done and dislike him.
(b) Because they could bring criminal charges against him.
(c) Because they might tell his wife and family.
(d) Because Kathy will disapprove of him.

3. Why does Lester think the Behranis have hurt Kathy as he watches through the window?
(a) She is in an ambulance.
(b) She is unconscious on the floor.
(c) She is screaming for help.
(d) She is barely conscious on the bed.

4. Why is Nadereh angry with Behrani after he forces Kathy to leave?
(a) He refuses to take her home to Iran.
(b) He has lied to her.
(c) She hates the widow's walk.
(d) He doesn't make enough money.

5. What does Esmail find the courage to ask Behrani while they are locked in the bathroom?
(a) Do you know how to get us out of here?
(b) Were you a member of the secret police?
(c) Should we have given back the house?
(d) Have you ever killed anyone?

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Lester move his head as they drive to the county offices so that Behrani can see to drive?

2. What impresses Kathy about Behrani's behavior as they emerge from the bathroom?

3. How does Lester feel about his wife?

4. How does Kathy feel while she waits for Lester?

5. Why does Lester shake his head at his own increasing lack of judgment after waiting at the fish camp for Kathy for half an hour?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Nadereh told Lester that her husband was "only good," Behrani believed that she had a different meaning than a positive comment on his character. What does Behrani believe Nadereh meant?

2. What is nazr?

3. Lester watches his own image in the elevator doors spread out from the middle, then disappear. How is this symbol a metaphor for his situation?

4. What is Connie Walsh's planned defense for Kathy?

5. When Lester asks Kathy whether she really wanted to die, what does she answer and why is this answer important?

6. Why does Kathy go sit in the car to wait for Lester to return? Why doesn't she stay inside the house?

7. How do Behrani's feelings change when he finds Kathy in the car in his driveway?

8. Kathy doesn't shower because she doesn't want to clean up, then put on again the clothes she has stolen. How is this a metaphor for her situation now?

9. Why is Kathy's judgment so confused as she drives to the house and parks in the driveway?

10. Kathy says that she only has one hope now while she's waiting for Lester to return. What does she hope?

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